Afghanistan: 5 killed in unexploded ordnance blast in Farah
The five people died when an old mortar shell exploded, while another person was critically wounded in a separate but similar incident in the province...
Moscow frees US basketball star in prisoner swap for arms dealer
Russia’s foreign ministry says the exchange took place in Abu Dhabi and that arms dealer Viktor Bout, who had been in a US prison, has flown home...
Afghanistan: Public execution sparks worldwide outcry
The US said the execution was “despicable" and that the act indicates a return by the Taliban ‘to their regressive and abusive practices of the 1990s’...
30 people flogged in public in Parwan, Paktika
Among 27 people flogged in public in Parwan were 9 women. They were lashed 20 to 35 times....
Afghanistan: Ahmad Massoud blows lid on arms deals and terrorist groups
Resistance leader says NRF bought the most weapons last year, but that changed when trans-national terrorists began settling in Afghanistan...
Taliban leaders join thousands to watch public execution of man in Farah
Retributive justice was enforced when the father of a murder victim executed his son’s killer at a public gathering in the west of Afghanistan...
Kabul parents fed up with shoddy education at private schools
Parents say they are cutting back on household expenses in order to pay the fees but that the quality of lessons is sub-standard...
IOC gives Afghanistan ultimatum over women’s access to sport
The IOC board said teams representing Afghanistan must include female athletes living in the country as well as abroad...